Sprint can’t unilaterally deploy phase I or phase II E-911 servic...

service nationwide almost 3 years ago, but “the vast majority of PSAPs have not requested the deployment of either Phase I or II services.” Sprint also said it has distributed more than 37 million GPS-enabled handsets. But despite that “significant capital investment, ubiquitous deployment of these services does not appear to be likely any time in the near future,” the firm said. Despite those challenges, Sprint’s E-911 service deployment rates remain “steady,” according to the company. Spring said it has completed about 400 phase I and II system deployments for various PSAPs across the U.S., and launched phase I services to 2,498 PSAPs and phase II to 1,591 PSAPs. Separately, Cingular tallied 3,524 PSAP requests for phase I service on its GSM networks, 3,300 of which have been deployed; 194 are in progress. Cingular said it also has received 2,350 PSAP requests for phase II service on the same networks, of which 1,891 have been deployed and 459 are in progress. As for Cingular’s TDMA networks, the company said it has received 3,183 PSAP requests for phase I service, of which 2,998 have been deployed and 185 are in progress. Cingular also received 2,080 requests for phase II services, of which 1,670 have been deployed and 410 are in progress. Cingular said its phase II service meets Commission network-based accuracy requirements of 100 meters for 67% of calls and 300 meters for 95%. Verizon Wireless said since its last quarterly report, it has deployed phase I services to another 28 PSAPs, for 2,845 total covering 192 million residents in parts or all of 48 states. Verizon Wireless said it has deployed phase II E- 911 service to an additional 169 PSAPs to 1,797 total serving 148 million residents in 42 states.